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manner_n be_v far_o diverse_a for_o they_o dye_v in_o their_o wanton_a behaviour_n cruelty_n and_o idolatrye_a but_o this_o samson_n in_o faith_n and_o call_v upon_o the_o true_a god_n but_o as_o touch_v the_o matter_n itself_o the_o residewe_v be_v to_o either_o of_o they_o alike_o wherefore_o solomon_n admonish_v we_o most_o wise_o that_o we_o must_v not_o measure_v the_o godliness_n of_o man_n by_o outward_a thing_n because_o they_o happen_v alike_o both_o to_o the_o godly_a and_o to_o the_o ungodly_a that_o samson_n die_v in_o the_o faith_n hereby_o it_o appear_v because_o even_o in_o the_o very_a destruction_n he_o call_v upon_o god_n and_o be_v hear_v and_o because_o god_n restore_v unto_o he_o his_o old_a strength_n but_o they_o which_o be_v in_o the_o flesh_n can_v not_o please_v god_n neither_o can_v god_n be_v right_o call_v upon_o unless_o faith_n shine_v before_o how_o shall_v they_o call_v upon_o he_o say_v the_o apostle_n in_o who_o they_o have_v not_o beleve_v and_o 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in_o a_o other_o place_n full_o write_v thereof_o ¶_o the_o xvii_o chapter_n 1_o there_o be_v a_o man_n of_o mount_n ephraim_n who_o name_n be_v michaiehu_n 2_o and_o he_o say_v d_o unto_o his_o mother_n the_o eleven_o hundred_o piece_n of_o silver_n that_o be_v take_v from_o thou_o for_o the_o which_o thou_o cursedst_v and_o spake_v it_o even_o in_o my_o hear_n behold_v the_o silver_n be_v with_o i_o i_o take_v it_o then_o his_o mother_n say_v bless_a be_v thou_o my_o son_n of_o the_o lord_n 3_o and_o when_o he_o have_v restore_v the_o eleven_o hundred_o piece_n of_o silver_n to_o his_o mother_n his_o mother_n say_v i_o have_v dedicate_v the_o silver_n to_o the_o lord_n of_o my_o own_o hand_n for_o my_o son_n to_o make_v a_o grave_v and_o melt_a image_n now_o therefore_o i_o will_v geve_v it_o thou_o again_o 4_o and_o when_o he_o have_v restore_v the_o money_n unto_o his_o mother_n his_o mother_n take_v two_o hundred_o piece_n of_o silver_n and_o give_v they_o to_o the_o goldsmith_n which_o make_v thereof_o a_o grave_a and_o melt_a image_n and_o it_o be_v in_o the_o house_n of_o michaiehu_n 5_z and_o this_o man_n micha_n have_v a_o house_n of_o god_n &_o he_o make_v a_o ephode_n and_o theraphim_n &_o consecrate_v the_o hand_n of_o one_o of_o his_o son_n and_o he_o be_v his_o priest_n 6_o in_o those_o day_n there_o be_v no_o king_n in_o israel_n but_o every_o man_n do_v that_o which_o be_v good_a in_o his_o own_o eye_n first_o i_o think_v good_a to_o inquire_v in_o this_o history_n concern_v the_o time_n wherein_o these_o thing_n happen_v for_o all_o man_n do_v not_o answer_v a_o like_a unto_o this_o question_n happen_v when_o this_o history_n happen_v the_o elder_a rabbin_n do_v think_v that_o this_o be_v do_v when_o josua_n be_v old_a and_o he_o not_o able_a for_o age_n to_o execute_v his_o offyce_v neither_o be_v there_o any_o other_o magistrate_n substitute_v in_o his_o place_n but_o this_o be_v not_o very_o likely_a because_o we_o read_v that_o in_o all_o 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